Community Falls Physiotherapist

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An essential healthcare provider in Romford is seeking a skilled Community Falls Physiotherapist to join their BHR Falls Team. You will assess and treat frail patients, working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Applicants must have HCPC registration and experience in Falls rehabilitation. This role includes support for professional development and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Professional development support

Comprehensive induction program

Qualifications

• Experience with Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Community Care.
• Knowledge in complex Falls cases assessment and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat frail patients in their homes and clinics.
• Engage with multidisciplinary team members.
• Carry out evidence-based therapy techniques.

Skills

Post Registration experience in relevant core clinical settings

Knowledge of Falls prevention/rehabilitation

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Education

Health Care Professions Council/NMC registered

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Community Falls Physiotherapist

Closing date: 06 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapist to join the BHR Falls Team as Falls Physiotherapist B6

BHR Falls team provides multidisciplinary care to patients across the Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge.

Main duties

The service aims to assess and treat frail patients in their own homes and clinics and avoid unnecessary hospital admission.

The therapist will be supported with continuing professional development and training to competently assess holistically and order equipment necessary to keep a patient safe at home, enabling them to complete activities of daily living.

The role requires working as part of a multidisciplinary team, carrying out current evidence-based therapy techniques, providing thorough assessments, and engaging with other MDT members internally and externally.

Support will be provided to apply to professional development training, such as NMP and advanced care practitioner courses.

The successful candidate will need to have a UK valid driving license and have a car.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff.

About us

This post is subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff.

Starting with Us

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Job responsibilities

Note: text previously listed as “Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities” is retained as context; refer to attached job description for full details.

We encourage you to refer closely to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Experience

• Post Registration experience in relevant core clinical settings: Falls Prevention, Rehabilitation, Care of the elderly, Community
• Falls Champion - Knowledge of Falls prevention/rehabilitation in hospital and community settings
• Experience of assessments and treatment in complex Falls cases in Falls clinics

Qualifications

• Health Care Professions Council/NMC registered
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Knowledge

• An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
• Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation & empathic skills
• Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge base and experience and adapt them to the community-based setting e.g. Orthopaedics, care of the elderly
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise own workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust